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' 5.7-di-iodo Patented July 13, 1926.

UNITED STATES WALTER SCHOELLER, or isnnmn-wnsrnnn, Am mini SCHMIDT, or snnr rnrnrnnn- NAU, GERMANY, ASSIGNORS TO criniuisonn Fannie; nun ACTIEN (vornu.

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No Drawing. Application filed. November 2'4, 1925, Serial No. 1 ,2l7, and in GermanyDeceniher 10, 192-1.

Our invention refers to new chemical products and to the process of making same. It more particularly relates to poly-iodine substituted isatin which has not hitherto ride are caused to react upon one molecule of isatin, preferably in concentrated mineral acid. TV hen theproduct of the reaction is poured into a large quantity of ice water isatin and 4.5.6.7-tetra-iodoisatin of a high degree of purity precipitate with a. good yield after standing for a short time and can easily be separated owing to their different solubilities. I

Example.

r can. concentrated hydrochloric acid and the mixture poured after standing for one hour at room temperature into 4 litres ice water. f

The proportion by molecules is preferably, though not necessarily about one molecule of isatin to two molecules of iodine chloride. On standing for about half an hour a red dish grey very fine precipitate occurs, which rapidly become greater, while the dark brown coloured liquid becomes lighter. After standing for one day precipitation is complete. The precipitate is filtered off and steam distilled for removing the excess of iodine. The residue remaining in the-distillation flask is then treated with an excess of cold very dilute causticsoda (about per cent). The greater part easily passes into solution; the smaller part with some'difliculty. sodium salt of poly-iodinated isatins is immediately acidified with sulphurous acid, whereupon an abundant quantity of an orange red body is precipitated. The body is not however uniform as on recrystallizing from hot alcohol it is apparent that the larger portion is fairly soluble while the smaller portion dissolves with difliculty.

The boiling hot alcoholic solution contain 7 ing the more easily soluble portion is treated with boiling water until it remains cloudy,

The yellow coloured solution of the and is then allowed to cool. Sn1all,orangered hexagonal leaves separate out which decompose at about 234 C. and which ap= pear by analysis to be 5.7 di-iodide isatin,

having the following formula:

The compound is easily soluble in diluted alkali, glacial acetic acid and in hot alcohol.

The boiling alcoholic solution containing the very diilicultly solubleportion separates out. on cooling beautiful colourless long needles which decompose at about 190 C. and give by analysis figures agreeing with and which is fairly easily soluble in hot glaclal acetic acid and acetic ester and fairly diflicultly soluble in dilute alkali.

'i The isatin poly-iodide serves as a primary material for the preparation of pharmaceutical preparations.

e wishit to be understood that the production of the new compounds is not limited to the exact proportions and operations described, for obvious modifications'will occur to a person skilled in the art.

' Ne claim 1 1. As new products poly-iodinated isatins obtained by the action of two molecules of iodine chloride upon one molecule of isatin.

' a 4.5.6.7-tetra i0dide isatin which has the.

2. As a new product the 5,7 di-iodi'de of isatin, forming orange-red hexagonal leaves whlch decompose at about 234 (1., being easily soluble in diluted alkali, glacial acetic acid and hot alcohol.

As a new product the 4,5,6,7-tetraiodide of isatin, forming'colourless long needles, which decomposeat about, C.,

being fairly easily soluble in hot glacial,

aceticacid and acetic ester and fairly dim c'ultly soluble in dilute alkali.

4:- The process of making poly-iodinated isatines which consists in causing two molecules of iodine chloride to react upon one molecule of isatin.

5. The process of making poly-iodinated isatines which consists in causing a solution of two molecules of iodine chloride to react upon a solution of one molecule of isatin in concentrated mineral acid.

6. The process of making poly-iodinated isatines which consists in causing a solution of two molecules of iodine chloride to react upon a solution of one molecule of isatin in concentrated hydrochloric acid.

7. The process of making poly-iodinated isatines which consists in causing a solution of two molecules of iodine chloride to react upon a solution of one molecule of isatin in concentrated mineral acid, pouring the product of the reaction into ice water and separating the 5,7-di-iodide from the 4,5,6,7 tetra iodide of isatin'.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures.

TVALTER SCHOELLER. KURT SCHMIDT. 

